Purr

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animals, cat, cats, haiku, meditation, pleasure, poem, purr

Leaning on my cheek
This cat has a silent purr
We both close our eyes

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Cats in politics

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@nunber10cat haiku, cat, cats, Downing Street, humour, London, poetry, politicians

On recognising feline charm.. (@number10cat)

Cat at number ten
visiting dignitaries
So captivated

spooky

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cat, haiku, poem, spooky

bit disconcerting
for no apparent reason
cat hissed, empty room

Rain stop

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cat, feline, haiku, photo, photography, rain, weather

Deep in feline thought
Neighbour’s tom cat watches rain
Might stay for a snack

Waiting

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cat, humour, mystery, short, story

(yesterday, tea time)

At the end of the drive the cat had positioned himself at the side of the road looking east, then west then east again, as if expecting the arrival of a favourite cousin or an ice-cream van.

(saw me watching, walked away)

visitor

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cat, garden, haiku, pets, stranger, visitor

Slinking through the hedge
with peek through the kitchen door
newcomer, black cat

Sad

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cat, death, euthanasia, haiku, loss, memories, sadness, veterinary

Found an old vet’s bill

‘Euthanasia, white cat’

Memories, heartache 

haiku – bird food

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birds, cat, haiku, nature, wildlife

On the bird table
sits a stray cat with eyes closed.
Birds are not hungry.

missing cat (2)

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animals, cat, death, haiku, loss, pets, sorrow

Still, beside the road
diving into yesterday
goodbye, my Black Cat

haiku – cool cat

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birds, cat, finches, haiku, nature, summer, weather copper beech

black cat watches finch
from shade of the copper beech
midday heat saves bird